You, Me, and Poetry

You

You think you know who I am

Based on the words of my friends and my fam

Me

I know I know who I am, that's true

More than the person who says my name more than I do

Poetry

Poetry expresses what I think deep down inside

what others are deaf to, the mysteries of my life

You

You don't really know who I am

You listen to the birds who speaks for the lamb

Me

I am sure that I know who I am

though everyday I learn more of myself, of who I really am

Poetry

Poetry speaks for the quiet mouse

better than the hawk who pays attention to spam

You

You want to know who I am, in contemplation

but why ask a turtle who knows nothing about a giraffe's situation?

Me

I am who I am, and not who I try to make myself be

because in reality, I can never be another, and another cannot be me

Poetry

Poetry is the tunnel to the true character of me

not the mouths of the others who claim to know me

You

I hope you learned something at this minute

to learn truth of someone, ask that one to send it

Me

If you absolutely want to learn of me,

ask me of me - truth, honesty, and satisfaction guaranteed 

Poetry

If you want to learn the deep character of someone

read the poetry of the world, and learn the truth not from the others, but the one